Two men arrested in connection with fatal shooting in east Oak Cliff, police looking for third

Updated at 4:10 p.m.: Police have identified the third person wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Kenneth Lovely as 22-year-old DeMarcus Johnson-Phillips.

He is still at-large.

Original item at 1:35 p.m. Dallas police have arrested two men in connection with a fatal shooting Monday in east Oak Cliff.

Isaiah McWilliams, 18, and Cody Waters, 22, have each been charged with one count of capital murder in connection with the slaying of 16-year-old Kenneth Lovely, who was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds at the Rosemont of Oak Hollow apartment complex in the 3000 block of East Ledbetter Drive.

Another 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg during the incident. He is expected to survive.

McWilliams, Waters and a third suspect armed with pistols approached a teenager in the breezeway of the apartment complex and demanded he empty his pockets. Lovely and another teenager were standing nearby. When Waters started searching the teen, Lovely ran. Waters shot Lovely multiple times, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

The third suspect walked to where Lovely had fallen and shot him several more times, the document says. One of the other teenagers started to flee, but McWilliams shot him in the leg. The third teenager fled and was uninjured, according to police documents.

Police said Monday the shootings might be connected to an earlier fatal shooting at another apartment complex. Billy Baker, 49, was found dead around 4:20 a.m. at the Sunrise Village complex in the 2900 block of Prince Hall Lane. Police said whoever killed Baker was likely trying to rob him.

Investigators said there is a connection between Baker and one of the teenagers who was shot two hours later but didn’t elaborate.

McWilliams and Waters remain in the Dallas County jail each in lieu of $1 million bail. The third suspect has not been arrested.

This blog has been updated since originally posted.

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